Jah’Mila

Jhamiela Smith and sang harmonies for The Wailers, Black Uhuru, Cherine Anderson, and The Congos. She made her solo debut in 2016 with the song, "Reggae Soul." Jah'Mila performed at the 2019 Halifax Urban Folk Festival. In 2020, she released her song, "Chant Their Names", which critiqued police brutality. In 2022, Jah'Mila performed a tribute to Nina Simone with Symphony Nova Scotia. Jah'Mila was described by The Coast as "arguably the biggest name in Halifax reggae." Her father, guitarist Earl "Chinna" Smith, played on the album, The Coast named Roots Girl one of their top ten albums of 2022. Roots Girl was nominated for Reggae Recording of the Year at the 2024 JUNO Awards.

In February 2023, she performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa as part of a series of performances tracing the history of reggae. She performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in April 2023.

In 2024, she released her sophomore album Woman of the Sun. She was featured on "Victory," an anthem for the Northern Super League, Canada’s professional women’s soccer league, created Halifax Tides FC player, Tiffany Cameron, also known as Tiff.

Personal life Jhamiela Smith was born in Kingston, Jamaica. While in Halifax, she met her former partner, musician Adrian Dunn. African Canadian Artist of the Year n/a 2024 Juno Awards Reggae Recording of the Year Roots Girl